00:01Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet for a summit in Beijing to discuss key international issues.
00:08This comes after US President Donald Trump's visit to the Chinese capital.
00:12While Putin and Trump are deeply at odds with each other, the visits have been hailed by Chinese state media
00:16as a recognition of China's current global standing.
00:19Putin's visit comes at a time when Chinese-Russian bilateral trade is improving after a downturn last year.
00:25Two-way trade rose 16.1% in the first four months of this year over the same period in
00:302025 in value terms.
00:32Some 40 documents are expected to be signed and the 47-page joint statement on their strengthening partnership will be
00:38issued.
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